Our first unit of the year is Geography.  In this unit we will cover the basics of Geography, learn where the 7 continents & 5 oceans are located and how to plot latitude and longitude.  After this unit, we will start learning how early humans survived.

The start of our school year we have been going through our "Tensions in the West" Lesson. In this Lesson we have explored the different groups of people who moved to the West such as Railroad Builders, Ranchers & Cowboys, Miners, Homesteaders, etc. A theme of this unit is looking at the effect that our moving into the West had on the American Indians, leading to their forced move to reservations. Our next Lesson "Rise of Industry" we will be learning about the Industrial Revolution & the rise of big business.